Info Thomas Szasz was a long-time leader in criticizing his own psychiatric industry, as a psychiatrist, author, academic, speaker. (Updated 13 Sept 2012 with more links.) Thomas Szasz has died suddenly at the age of 92 after a fall, on 8 September 2012. Below are some links about his life and work, listed for public…
Info MindFreedom has been informed that member Lynne Salvi died on 23 September 2011, according to police after driving her car off of a bridge in Portland. Everyone in the MindFreedom community sends our deepest support to family, friends and loved ones of Lynne. Here is a link to the news item about Lynne’s death,…
Info MindFreedom has been informed that member Lynne Salvi died on 23 September 2011, according to police after driving her car off of a bridge in Portland. Everyone in the MindFreedom community sends our deepest support to family, friends and loved ones of Lynne. Here is a link to the news item about Lynne’s death,…
Info Document Actions Print this Lynne Salvi attended a number of MindFreedom Lane County meetings in Summer of 2011. She was quite a writer. Lynne died when she drove off a bridge in Portland on 23 September 2011. A little more than a month before, on 13 August 2011, Lynne had submitted this “Open Letter”…
Info Here is a forwarded message via Michael Hlebechuk about a memorial for Oregon mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor activist David Romprey, a MindFreedom member, one year and one day after his death. All are welcome. Please forward to others, thanks. What Gathering When Jul 31, 2009 from 06:00 AM to 08:00 AM Where Salem, Oregon,…
Info Long-time MindFreedom member and supporter Al Siebert has died at the age of 75. Al was well known as a psychologist, author and lecturer on the topic of resiliency, and surviving even the most traumatic of events. His books on resiliency and mental health alternatives were very popular. What is less known is that…
Info You may download a PDF file of a two-page flier celebrating the life of Kate Waterbury. The flier was prepared by family and friends of Kate. [modified 20090228] flier-kate-waterbury.pdf — PDF document, 476Kb Document Actions Print this
Info Kate Waterbury: 12/18/1942 to 2/18/2009 Kate Waterbury was a long-time supporter of MindFreedom International, and a friend of MFI director, David Oaks. Kate supported wholistic and empowering care not only in the mental health system, and in health care in general. Kate Waterbury commemoration flier You may download a PDF file of a two-page…
Info Document Actions Print this An article in the Boston Globe about the life of Ruby Rogers. “Ruby Rogers; helped win key rights for mentally ill” Date Published: Feb 19, 2009 07:00 PM Author: Bryan Marquard Source: Boston Globe For original article, please click here. In Turners Falls, nearly 100 miles west of where she…
Info Ruby Rogers Ruby Rogers, made famous in the landmark case Rogers v. Okin that helped to establish informed consent laws for psychiatric patients, has died. She was 71. “Ruby Rogers; helped win key rights for mentally ill” An article in the Boston Globe about the life of Ruby Rogers. Document Actions Print this